MGM Resorts removes six-pointed star from security uniforms after Ohio woman said they look like badges Jews were forced to wear in Nazi Germany
- Logo was dropped after woman contacts weekly Jewish newspaper about star
- MGM Resorts spokeswoman says the casino regrets 'anyone was offended'
- Woman says she first saw logo while attending a comedy club at the casino
Some see the yellow badge worn by security guards at MGM International Resorts as simply a logo.
June Scharf, who is related to Holocaust survivors on her grandfather's side, sees the yellow, six-pointed star as a symbol of hate.
That prompted MGM on Tuesday to announce it was ditching the logo in response to a Jewish newspaper that called about Scharf's complaint.
Logos worn by security guards at MGM International Resorts resembled the six-pointed, yellow stars that Nazis used to mark Jews during World War II
June Scharf, who is related to Holocaust survivors on her grandfather's side, noticed security guards wearing logos that resembled the six-pointed stars Jews were forced to wear by the Nazis in World War II at the MGM Northfield Park near Cleveland on July 13
'Seeing that imagery takes me right back to that past which is so painful,' Scharf said of the logo, which reminds her of the yellow, six-pointed stars Nazis used to identify Jews during World War II.
She first noticed the offending symbol while attending a comedy club at the MGM Northfield Park near Cleveland on July 13. She said she was 'dumbfounded' when she saw the logo.
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When Scharf couldn't get through to MGM to make a complaint, she called the Cleveland Jewish News.
Debra DeShong, a vice president for corporate communications for Nevada-based MGM Resorts, told the newspaper it's committed to changing the logo at all properties where the shirts are worn, beginning with Northfield Park.
'We regret anyone was offended,' DeShong said in an email. 'It was certainly not our intention. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcome on our properties. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of our company's values.'
Security guards working at the MGM Northfield Park casino near Cleveland sported a shirt logo that resembles the six-pointed stars used by Nazis to identify Jews during World War II
A spokeswoman for the MGM Northfield Park casino near Cleveland said logos on security guard shirts that resembled the six-pointed stars used by Nazis to identify Jews during World War II were going to be replaced company wide.
Scharf said she was satisfied with MGM's response.
'I think they are taking the issue seriously and responding accordingly.'
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